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Secretaryship of State for War — The office of the army’s minister under the Ancien Régime, held by three Le Tellier from father to son
The office of the minister who administered the king’s army — levies, pay, discipline, fortresses and supplies. Three Le Tellier held it in turn: the father, the son Louvois, the grandson Barbezieux. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded holder of the secretaryship of State for War: Louvois (from 1677 to 16 July 1691, his death).
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